Countries
Countries
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
4
11
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
26
8
34
16
Phonology
How Many Vowels
8
5
8
5
How Many Consonants
16
6
26
16
Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
2
3
2
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks
9
44 weeks
11
Greetings
Hello
Kia ora
Salam
Thank You
Laafi bala
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
chone tao?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
jawáin shap
Good Evening
ne y zabre
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Not Available
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
jawáin sawáh
Please
gafare
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
gafare
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
bye
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Y gafare
mana bebahgsh
Dialects
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
5,000,000.00
17
Dialect 2
Saremde
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
1,800,000.00
20
Dialect 3
Taolende
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
3,400,000.00
10
Total No. Of Dialects
8
8
3
3
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
99+
7.60 million
99+
Speaking Population
0.11 %
99+
0.11 %
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
99+
7.60 million
99+
Native Name
Mosse
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Not Available
Baluchi
French Name
moré
baloutchi
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Mossi
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
History
Origin
Not available
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Balochi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
bal
ISO 639 2/B
mos
bal
ISO 639 3
mos
bal
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
